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canon
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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canon 1 rule, law (of the Church) OE.; central portion of the Mass XIII; books of the Bible accepted as authentic XIV; (mus.) XVI. OE.
canon — L.
canōn — Gr.
kanṓn rule; reinforced or superseded by ME.
cano(u)n — AN.
canun, (O)F.
canon.
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canonic(al) XV. f. F.
canonique or L.
canonicus — Gr.
kanonikós.
canonize place in the canon of saints,
canonization XIV. — medL.
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Canonizations and infallibility. (News in Brief).
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 9/1/2002; 699 words
; ...the authority behind canonizations. A professor David Brading contended that a canonization should be regarded...divinely revealed. Canonization, he said, is in...theological opinion that canonizations are infallible is...the procedures for canonization in 1983, McBrien...
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 "The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)")
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Canonization a Boon for 'Tsar's Village', THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 8/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Times (Russia) 08-18-2000 As the canonization of Nicholas II, Russia's last tsar...I think it's logical that the canonization should take place in Moscow - to coincide...attention from believers now that the canonization is a decided matter." The Alexander...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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WAITING FOR A MIRACLE; FOLLOWERS OF KATERI AWAIT HER CANONIZATION.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 9/12/1999; 700+ words
; ...miracle to complete her canonization, diocese officials said...the second step toward canonization, when Vatican officials...Then again, we're seeing canonizations taking place every few weeks...achieve sainthood - the canonization process is an exhaustive...
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Canonization uncertain even for Calcutta's `living saint' Mother Teresa's popularity with common people, pope could help, hinder her cause
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/9/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...since St. Francis of Assisi whose canonization took a mere two years has so captured...her own lifetime. But the process of canonization is designed to move slowly. Five years...cause. The modern speed record for canonization belongs to St. Therese of Lisieux...
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Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures. By...circumstances lying behind the canonization of Scripture. The author states...to point out that the idea of canonization is much older than Hellenism...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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The Myriad Ripples of Canonization, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 8/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...for Russian Orthodox believers. The canonization is essentially an acknowledgment by...complaint, not a single call for revenge. Canonization does not mean that the church offers...death as martyrs. The opponents of canonization insist a political murder cannot endow...
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Stein canonization painful: Making a martyr out of a Jewish-born
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 10/23/1998; 700+ words
; ...Cleveland Jewish News 10-23-1998 Stein canonization painful: Making a martyr out of a...Catholic-Jewish relations. The Oct. 11 canonization of a Jewish-born nun who perished...contradictory description of Stein. During the canonization ceremony, he called her a martyr of...
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Canonization prompts call for new Vatican apology to Jews
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...The Catholic Church should mark the canonization of Edith Stein, an Orthodox Jew...would want ... would be that the canonization somehow was part of a means to hide...Sunday's ceremony at the Vatican. The canonization has sparked debate between Catholics...
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Profile: Controversy surrounding the canonization of Russia's Czar Nicholas II
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 8/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Profile: Controversy surrounding the canonization of Russia's Czar Nicholas II Host...meetings that are expected to approve the canonization of 800 so-called martyrs. These...controversy surrounds the czar's canonization. MICHELE KELEMEN reporting: Two years...
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Scribes and Schools: The canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Scribes and Schools: The canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures. By...Schools" have to do with "The Canonization of the Hebrew Scripture." Here...convincing, emphasizing that canonization should not be viewed primarily...
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canonization
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
canonization , in the Roman Catholic Church, process...life was exemplary, and must precede canonization. A candidate for sainthood may be...the person led an exemplary life. Canonization requires proof of at least one additional...
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Canonization
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Canonization. The action by which the Christian church declares a deceased person...concluded, the servant of God is declared a saint. In the Orthodox Church canonizations are usually made by synods of bishops of an autocephalous church...
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Saints
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...The first major burst of canonizations came during the Church Councils...bolster autocracy by favoring canonization and emphasizing the religious...actively engaged in de-canonization, opening scores of saints...an era of large-scale canonizations opened in 1988. Over the...
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Benedict XIV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...helped establish firm guidelines for the canonization of saints. Bolognese Heritage Born...familiar with the intricacies of the canonization process, which at the time was a type...of the Servants of God, and of the Canonization of the Blessed ), which set forth...
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saints
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...miracles, and other forms of heroic witness to the faith. Canonization permitted the organization of a cult and the saint's inclusion...examples of this. Later, local bishops took control of the canonization process and it was finally reserved to the Holy See in the...
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